CVE-2022-48571

Summary

CVE-2022-48571 is a Denial of Service vulnerability affecting memcached version 1.6.7. A malicious actor can exploit this vulnerability by sending multi-packet UDP uploads, causing the memcached server to crash or consume excessive resources. This can lead to a Denial of Service condition, making the server unavailable to legitimate users. To mitigate this risk, it is recommended that users upgrade to a patched version of memcached as soon as possible.

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